Market up; banking scrips down

Some buying activity is seen in IT, FMCG, healthcare and metal sectors on BSE, while sectors such as capital goods, oil & gas, banking and auto are losing sheen

9:36AM: The BSE Sensex is trading up14 points at 24,377, while S&P Nifty is trading up 15 points at 7,278. BSE Mid-cap is up 1.09% at 8,179, while BSE Small-cap is up 1.46% at 8,466. Some buying activity is seen in IT, FMCG, healthcare and metal sectors on BSE, while sectors such as capital goods, oil & gas, banking and auto are losing sheen. Hindalco, SSLT, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, TCS and Wipro are among the gainers, whereasCoal India, RIL, ONGC, Gail and BHEL are losing sheen on BSE. Nikkei is trading up 0.95% at 14,139, while Hang Seng is trading up 0.74% at 22,873.